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As the nights draw in and Halloween approaches, lose yourself in the tangled web of chaos and betrayal that characterised England's most-famous witch trials with our collection of books concerning the events of 1612.

Is it time you discovered the Pendle witches? SEE MORE Slide This long-awaited book is the only full history of Halifax available, and it will almost certainly never be bettered. The town has a wonderfully rich and interesting past, celebrated and enhanced by recent developments, all covered in A History of Halifax.
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